2009 AFC Champions League Final
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The 2009 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 7 November 2009. It was the 28th final of the AFC Champions League
, Asia's premier club football tournament, and the first single match final since 2002 when the competition was known as the Asian Club Championship. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo
and it was contested between Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia
and Pohang Steelers
of South Korea
. The winners Pohang Steelers
were also entered the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup
.
Pohang Steelers
defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in Asian football
.
Opponent
Result
Legs
Knockout stage
Opponent
Result
Legs
Al-Shabab2–1
Round of 16
Newcastle United Jets6–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent
5–1
4–0 home; 1–1 away
Quarter-finals
Bunyodkor
5–4
4–1 home; 1–3 away
Nagoya Grampus
8–3
6–2 home; 2–1 away
Semi-finals
Umm-Salal4–1
2–0 home; 2–1 away
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AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
, Asia's premier club football tournament, and the first single match final since 2002 when the competition was known as the Asian Club Championship. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and it was contested between Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Football Federation
The Saudi Arabia Football Federation is the football governing body of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1956, its responsibilities include administration of club competitions and national teams....
and Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it...
of South Korea
Korea Football Association
The Korea Football Association is the governing body of football in Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association , founded on 19 September 1933....
. The winners Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it...
were also entered the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup
2009 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:4 goals Denilson...
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Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it...
defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in Asian football
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
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Road to Tokyo
| Al-Ittihad | Round | Pohang Steelers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | ||||||||
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| Al-Ittihad |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 12 | |
| Umm-Salal Umm-Salal Sports Club Umm-Salal Sport Club is a Qatari football team playing at the first level. It is based in Umm Salal. It was previously known as Al-Tadamun Club.... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 |
 Al-Jazira |
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
 Esteghlal |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pohang SteelersPohang Steelers Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
 Tianjin Teda |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
| C.C. Mariners Central Coast Mariners FC Central Coast Mariners Football Club is a professional football club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They participate in the A-League and are one of three teams from the state of New South Wales playing in the competition... |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage
-Bracket:Note: while the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw, and kept teams from East and West Asia completely separate for that round....
Al-Shabab Newcastle United Jets Pakhtakor TashkentFC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League...
BunyodkorFC Bunyodkor
FC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...
Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
Umm-SalalMatch details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | AL-ITTIHAD: 4–1–2–1–2 | |||
| GK | 1 | Mabrouk Zayed |
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| DF | 4 | Redha Tukar Redha Tukar Redha Hassan Tukar Fallatah is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a defender for Al Ittihad.... |
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| DF | 6 | Obaid Alshamrani |
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| DF | 19 | Saleh Al-Saqri Saleh Al-Saqri Saleh Al-Saqri is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a defender for Al Ittihad.Al-Saqri played for Saudi Arabia at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.-References:... |
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| DF | 21 | Hamad Al-Montashari Hamad Al-Montashari Hamad Al-Montashari is a Saudi Arabian footballer for Al-Ittihad. Al-Montashari, a defender, was declared the 2005 Asian Football Player of the Year, defeating Uzbekistan and FC Dynamo Kyiv striker Maksim Shatskikh. With Al-Ittihad, Al-Montashari has won the 2004 and 2005 AFC Champions... |
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| MF | 8 | Manaf Abushgeer Manaf Abushgeer Manaf Eid Abushgeer is a professional footballer from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A full Saudi Arabian international, he plays for Al Ittihad in the left midfield position.Abushgeer played for Al Ittihad in the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.-References:... |
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| MF | 12 |  Ahmed HadidAhmed Hadid Ahmed Hadid is an Omani footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for the Qatari club Al-Jaish. He is also a member of the Oman national football team.- Attributes :... |
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| MF | 14 | Saud Khariri Saud Khariri Saud Ali Kariri is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Ittihad.He plays for the Saudi Arabian national team and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-International goals:... |
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| MF | 18 | Mohammed Noor Mohammed Noor Mohammed Noor Al-Hawsawi is a footballer from Saudi Arabia. He plays for the club side Al-Ittihad and has been called the Saudi Patrick Vieira. He is also considered as one of the best players in Asia.... (c) |
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| FW | 11 |  Hicham Aboucherouane |
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| FW | 27 |  Amine ChermitiAmine Chermiti Mohamed Amine Chermiti is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for FC Zürich.-Club career:Chermiti has been mentioned as one of the African players of the year due to his performance in the African Champions League, where he scored eight goals in the tournament... |
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| GK | 22 | Tisir Al-Antaif Tisir Al-Antaif Tisir Ahmed A. Al-Antaif was a Saudi Arabian footballer playing in the goalkeeper role.He played for Al-Ittifaq at club level and for the national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.He is from Al-Qatif.-External links:... |
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| DF | 5 | Mohammed Salem |
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| DF | 33 | Osama Al-Muwallad Osama Al-Muwallad Osama Al-Muwallad is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a defender for Al Ittihad. He is also known as Osama Al-Harbi... |
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| MF | 16 | Mishal Al-Said |
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| MF | 30 | Sultan Alnumare Sultan Al-Nemri Sultan Al-Nemri is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Ittihad.He played for Al-Ittihad in the 2008 AFC Champions League group stages.... |
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| FW | 15 |  Luciano LeguizamónLuciano Leguizamón Félix Luciano Leguizamón is an Argentine footballer who plays for Arsenal de Sarandí.-Career:Leguizamón started his career in Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay. He then moved on to River Plate. Not having played much at River, he was loaned to Unión de Santa Fe and Polideportivo Ejido... |
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| FW | 29 | Talal Al-Meshal Talal Al-Meshal Talal Al-Meshal is a Saudi Arabian footballer.He played for Al-Ahli and he is now playing with Al-Raed . He played for Al-Ittihad in the 2008 AFC Champions League group stages.... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Gabriel Calderón Gabriel Calderón Gabriel Humberto Calderón is a former Argentine football midfielder.Calderón played in several teams including Argentine Racing Club de Avellaneda and Club Atlético Independiente, Spanish Real Betis and French Paris Saint-Germain... |
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| POHANG STEELERS: 4–3–3 | ||||
| GK | 1 | Shin Hwa-Yong Shin Hwa-Yong Shin Hwa-Yong is a South Korea football player who since 2004 has played for Pohang Steelers in K-League.-Club:Pohang Steelers*K-League**Winner : 2007**Runner-up : 2004*KFA Cup**Winner : 2008**Runner-up : 2007*K-League Cup Winner : 2009... |
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| RB | 2 | Choi Hyo-Jin |
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| CB | 32 | Kim Hyung-Il Kim Hyung-Il Kim Hyung-Il is a South Korean footballer who currently plays as defender for Pohang Steelers in the K-League. His previous club is Daejeon Citizen.In March 2009, he was selected for the South Korea national football team... |
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| CB | 24 | Hwang Jae-Won (c) |
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| LB | 16 | Kim Jung-Kyum Kim Jung-Kyum Kim Jung-Kyum is a South Korean football midfielder.He represented the national team in 7 matches and also formerly played for Chunnam Dragons, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Pohang Steelers in South Korean K-League.- Club career :... |
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| DM | 20 | Shin Hyung-Min |
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| CM | 7 | Kim Jae-Sung Kim Jae-Sung Kim Jae-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays for Pohang Steelers in the K-League.Kim previously played for Bucheon SK and Jeju United.Kim graduated from the same Football Academy College as Park Ji-Sung... |
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| CM | 5 | Kim Tae-Su Kim Tae-Su Kim Tae-Su is a South Korean football Midfielder, who plays for Pohang Steelers in K-League.He transferred from Chunnam Dragons on 28 January 2009.-Club:Chunnam Dragons*KFA Cup Winner : 2006, 2007*K-League Cup Runner-up : 2008... |
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| RW | 10 |  Denilson |
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| CF | 9 |  Stevica RistićStevica Ristic Stevica Ristić is a Macedonian football striker of Serbian origin, who plays for South Korean outfit Suwon Samsung Bluewings and the Macedonia national football team. He took Macedonian citizenship to be eligible for the national team.-Football career:... |
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| LW | 22 | No Byung-Jun No Byung-Jun No Byung-Jun is a South Korean football forward, who plays for Pohang Steelers in the South Korean K-League.His previous clubs were Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League and Grazer AK in Austrian Bundesliga.... |
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| GK | 41 | Kim Jee-Hyuk Kim Jee-Hyuk Kim Jee-Hyuk is a South Korean football player who, as of 2010 is playing for Gwangju Sangmu.He was part of the South Korea football team in 2004 Summer Olympics, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay.He was... |
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| DF | 4 | Kazunari Okayama |
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| DF | 8 | Hwang Jin-Sung |
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| MF | 12 | Park Hee-Chul |
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| MF | 14 | Song Chang-Ho Song Chang-Ho Song Chang-Ho is a South Korea football player who currently plays for Daegu FC as a midfielder.- Club Career :Song started his professional career with the Pohang Steelers, as a draft player from Dong-A University. A regular squad member, he made most of his appearances for the club from the... |
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| FW | 18 | Namgung Do |
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| FW | 23 | Yoo Chang-Hyun |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Sérgio Farias Sérgio Farias Sérgio Ricardo de Paiva Farias is a Brazilian football manager who is currently coaching Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F.Farias used to coach Al Wasl FC in the UAE from summer 2010 to March 2011... |
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AFC Man of the Match: No Byung-JunNo Byung-Jun No Byung-Jun is a South Korean football forward, who plays for Pohang Steelers in the South Korean K-League.His previous clubs were Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League and Grazer AK in Austrian Bundesliga.... Assistant referees: Matthew CreamMatthew Cream Matthew Cream is an Australian football referee. He is the Referee Development Officer in South Australia.Cream has been a FIFA international assistant referee since 2000. He will accompany Matthew Breeze and fellow assistant referee Ben Wilson to the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa... Wilson DavidFourth official: Green Daniel |